Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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